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- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Builder, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
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flo
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| inflections: |
overflows, overflowing, overflowed |
| definition 1: |
to flow over the top edge of a containing channel or receptacle.
The river overflows each spring.- synonyms:
- flood, overrun
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| definition 2: |
of a containing channel or receptacle, to be overfilled, so that its contents flow over the top edge.
The blocked toilet overflowed.- synonyms:
- flood, overrun
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| definition 3: |
to spill from one space into another.
The crowd overflowed into the hallway.- similar words:
- flood, flow, spill
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| definition 4: |
to be or become full or overly full.
Her heart overflowed with love.- synonyms:
- brim, fill
- similar words:
- abound, flood, overrun, spill, teem
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| related words: |
boil over, brim, burst, bustle, erupt, gush, lap, stream |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
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flo
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| definition 1: |
to flood over or across.
The river overflowed its banks and the adjacent fields.- synonyms:
- deluge, flood, inundate, overrun
- similar words:
- engulf, overspread, submerge
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| definition 2: |
to spill out of, because of overfilling.
The milk overflowed the mug.- similar words:
- overrun
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| definition 3: |
to fill (something) beyond its capacity; overfill.
She overflowed the tub.- synonyms:
- flood, overrun
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| related words: |
brim, deluge, gush |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
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flo
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| definition 1: |
that which escapes containment because of overfilling; excess.
We caught the overflow in a bucket.- similar words:
- excess, runoff, spill
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| definition 2: |
the act or fact, or an instance, of overflowing.
- similar words:
- excess, overrun
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| definition 3: |
an outlet from which excess liquid may exit.
- similar words:
- drain, drainpipe, gutter, spill, spillway
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| related words: |
abundance, deluge, flood, gush, hail |
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